Sports

Adieu, adieu

April 4, 2008 by

We’ll miss the wins, the candor and the humor. But most of all, we’ll miss the mustache. Coach French, you were truly one of a kind, and from a media standpoint, there’s no way you c...
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UCLA Nabs MPSF Tournament Bid

April 3, 2008 by

The UCSB men's volleyball team's playoff hopes took a big hit last night, while rival UCLA managed to capture a conference playoff berth. The #14 Gauchos loss to the #7 Bruins places UCSB three games ...
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SB Falters Against Top Notch Foes

April 3, 2008 by

Spring Break was unkind to the UCSB women's tennis team, as the Gauchos posted a disappointing 3-5 record over the quarterly intermission. Even though UCSB (7-9) played the majority of its games at ho...
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Pepperdine Earns Revenge at Home Walloping Against UCSB

April 3, 2008 by

A day after pounding #11 Pepperdine at home 14-0, the UCSB baseball team got a taste of their own medicine, allowing 14 runs Wednesday afternoon at the Wave's Eddy D. Field Stadium on the way to a 14-...
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South Central

April 3, 2008 by

Looks like things are returning to normal in Cincy with Chad Henry’s chucking beer bottles around. Carson Palmer feels right at home after his days in lovely South Central.
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Gauchos Demolish Waves at Home

April 2, 2008 by

There are tough wins, there are easy wins, and then there are flat out blowouts. UC Santa Barbara's 14-0 triumph yesterday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium against Pepperdine can only be classified...
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SB Hits Road in Search of Playoff Spot

April 2, 2008 by

When the #14 UCSB men's volleyball team steps foot onto #7 UCLA's Pauley Pavilion court today, more than just a bitter rivalry will be running through the Gauchos' minds.
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Santa Barbara Drops to Fourth in Own Tourney

April 2, 2008 by

After two rounds of its home tournament had been completed, the UCSB golf team stood in a promising second place. However, a disappointing performance on Tuesday knocked the Gauchos into a fourth-plac...
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The Rookie

April 2, 2008 by

Nice to see that yesterday’s Giants’ starting lineup featured six guys over 30 years old, followed by a couple of infielders who don’t belong in the majors. Youth movement, my ass.
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All The Important Gaucho Shit You Missed While Watching a Donkey Show in Tijuana

April 1, 2008 by

Two weeks after fellow senior Alex Harris won the Big West Co-Player of the Year award, forward Nedim Pajevic received a far more prestigious honor when the NCAA, in partnership with Gillette, named h...
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Gaucho Polo Player in Speedo Arrested

April 1, 2008 by

In a follow-up to the tortilla incident at the UCSB men's basketball game against UC Riverside on Senior Night, one member of the Gaucho men's water polo team was expelled from the university, while a...
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Rome to Bring “The Jungle” to AD

April 1, 2008 by

Following an eight-hour interview yesterday, television and radio personality Jim Rome was named UCSB's new athletic director, a shocking development in the search for outgoing A.D. Gary Cunningham's ...
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Armchair QB

April 1, 2008 by

This article appeared as part of the Nexus’ April Fools’ edition. Armchair QB: QB 1: Hey quick, tell me a joke. QB2: Title IX
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Big West Champs Go Dancing

March 31, 2008 by

Back in the Big Dance for the first time since 2005, the UCSB women's basketball team gave its ranked opponent quite a scare before the music stopped.
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Harris Breaks UCSB Career Scoring Record

March 31, 2008 by

A year ago, as he wrapped up a remarkable junior season, Alex Harris stood on the Thunderdome floor after practice and responded to a question about the possibility that he would break the school's sc...
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